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What words are commonly mispronounced?
Commonly Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English
- Do say: affidavit | Don’t say: affidavid.
- Do say: Alzheimer’s disease | Don’t say: old-timer’s disease.
- Do say: Antarctic | Don’t say: Antartic (ant-ar-tic)
- Do say: Arctic | Don’t say: Artic.
- Do say: ask | Don’t say: aks or axe.
What words can Indians not say?
Presenting eight such words that are most often mispronounced:
- Picture. Incorrectly pronounced by a lot of people as pitcher or pikshur, the right way to say it is pic- ch.
- Specific. The right way to say this word is Speh-si-fik and not sp-si-fik.
- Suite.
- Queue.
- Clothes.
- Almond.
- Humour.
- Height.
What is the meaning of Say Cheese?
Definition of say cheese —used by someone who is taking a photograph of a person and wants the subject to smile, since saying the word “cheese” in an exaggerated way, makes a person look like he or she is smiling “Say cheese, everyone!”.
Why are there 30 words that are always mispronounced?
This may be because of the fact that English is not their native language and they have their own regional accent. These 30 words are always mispronounced. Even by most of the people whose native language is English. Almond: This dry fruit is pronounced as Ah-mund, (pronunciation of u as in sun).
Is it okay to have an Indian accent but not mispronounce words?
It also means articulating your thoughts using correct voice modulation. Pronouncing the words correctly is different from trying to sound like someone you are not. It is ok to have an Indian accent but not to mispronounce words, as this will hinder the message that you want to convey. Correct pronunciation does not require a magic potion.
How do you pronounce al-Muh-ND?
A lot of people pronounce this word as Al-muh-nd. The syllable ‘L’ is silent. The correct way to pronounce it is Ah-muh-nd. 7. Humour This word is pronounced as hyoo- muh.
Does the average Indian speak English like an Englishman?
Even though India has the second highest number of English speaking population in the world – according to a 2011 data – a lot of errors find its way into the everyday vocabulary. While it’s not fair to expect the average English-speaking Indian to speak like an Englishman, we can’t help but overlook the glaring mistakes.